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South Australia - Legislation

Gaols Act 1842 (1842 - 1870)

From
1842
To
1870
Categories
Principal Act
Website
http://www6.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdb/au/legis/sa/num_act/ga4o6v1842147/

The Gaols Act 1842 (No. 6 Vic, 1842, No.4) was passed and commenced on 5 October 1842. Its full title was: An Act for the Regulation of Gaols, Prisons, and Houses of Correction in South Australia. It was repealed by the Prisons Act 1869 on 9 February 1870.

Timeline

 1842 - 1870 Gaols Act 1842
       1870 - 1937 Prisons Act 1869
             1937 - 1985 Prisons Act 1936

Sources used to compile this entry:

Law Research Service, Melbourne Law School, Law Library, The University of Melbourne. 'Find and Connect Project - South Australia Legislation', 13 December 2013, held in the project files at the University of Melbourne eScholarship Research Centre.

Prepared by: Christine Moje